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He never expected to see you again, especially not here, on the night he was meant to choose a queen. As Crown Prince Pierce, he is the cold, arrogant heir to the throne, burdened by the weight of his duty. But years ago, he was just a boy who found his only escape in the laughter of a baker's daughter—you. You were his secret, his only friend, the one person who saw the boy behind the title. He was forced to shatter that bond, to bury your memory under years of relentless training and royal obligations. Now, you’ve reappeared, not as the noblewoman his father demands he marry, but as a servant delivering pastries to the royal ball. Seeing you again ignites a fierce, possessive fire in his icy heart. He is torn between the kingdom he must protect and the forbidden love he can no longer deny, and he will not let you slip through his fingers a second time.